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Liverpool Motivated To Win Europa League - Javier Mascherano
Champions League exit fuels fresh dream...
25-Nov-2009 2:30:04 PM
Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano believes that there will be no lack of motivation for the Reds, as they begin life in the Europa League.
The Merseysiders needed Olympique Lyonnais to beat Fiorentina to have any hope of qualifying for the knock-out round of the Champions League, and were eliminated owing to the Viola winning 1-0 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Mascherano insists that the players will fulfil their duty to the fans by doing everything they can to win the second-tier European competition.
"Now we are in another competition and we will do all we can to win that," the midfielder is quoted by The Liverpool Echo as saying.
"There will be no problem with motivation. The motivation is simply to play for Liverpool.
"Liverpool deserve more from us and that is why we will do our best to win the Europa League."
The Argentina captain believes that the club will turn the corner and start anew with a win in the heated Merseyside derby against Everton on Sunday.
"We know that in the league we have got to start winning – and winning soon – as we are not in the top four," he added.
"This is strange for the club and the supporters because in the last four years we have always been in there, fighting for the title or to get into the Champions League and we need to start winning games, so that we can do that again.
"We know it is going to be very difficult on Sunday but this is a really important game for us and for our supporters and we have got to start winning in the league again by beating Everton."
Adithya Ananth, Goal.com UK
The Merseysiders needed Olympique Lyonnais to beat Fiorentina to have any hope of qualifying for the knock-out round of the Champions League, and were eliminated owing to the Viola winning 1-0 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Mascherano insists that the players will fulfil their duty to the fans by doing everything they can to win the second-tier European competition.
"Now we are in another competition and we will do all we can to win that," the midfielder is quoted by The Liverpool Echo as saying.
"There will be no problem with motivation. The motivation is simply to play for Liverpool.
"Liverpool deserve more from us and that is why we will do our best to win the Europa League."
The Argentina captain believes that the club will turn the corner and start anew with a win in the heated Merseyside derby against Everton on Sunday.
"We know that in the league we have got to start winning – and winning soon – as we are not in the top four," he added.
"This is strange for the club and the supporters because in the last four years we have always been in there, fighting for the title or to get into the Champions League and we need to start winning games, so that we can do that again.
"We know it is going to be very difficult on Sunday but this is a really important game for us and for our supporters and we have got to start winning in the league again by beating Everton."
Adithya Ananth, Goal.com UK
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